by Debbie | Apr 6, 2017 | new york state merlot, new york wine
All the Merlot’s I tasted happen to be from wineries in Long Island. Long Island is a prime growing area for Merlot and they have an organization Long Island Merlot Alliance to educate and promote the grape. Today there are approximately 700 acres on Long Island...
by Debbie | Apr 3, 2017 | amarone
I dropped the ball on this. I received this wine as a sample back in July and never had the opportunity to open the wine. I feel it’s important, not just to taste the wine, but to celebrate something with a special bottle and Amarone is special. Amarone is a special...
by Debbie | Mar 27, 2017 | dolcetto
“This wine is made for food”, the first words out of Paul’s mouth with a piece of prosciutto and a sip of the 2013 Chionetti San Luigi Dogliani DOCG. The proscuitto ended up on our pizza with other Italian meats. The wine, well it was a perfect pairing. The 2013...
by Debbie | Mar 23, 2017 | Napa Valley Wine Tasting
I recently spent a few days in Napa before heading to the bay area for a party. Every stop we made was pre-arrange by appointment. This is a wonderful way to experience the wineries! There was no cattle call, making your way to the tasting room bar and the people...
by Debbie | Mar 20, 2017 | california
My UPS driver brings me many boxes with wine in it, but this box was different! It was from The Meeker Vineyard for the next #winestudio program and I opened it with the help of my 7 year old neighbor who happened to be over. Lily is seven and knows nothing about...
